{"product_id":"american-hagwon-9780008823917","title":"American Hagwon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘You'll be instantly dazzled’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSTYLIST\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Breathtaking … I adored it’ \u003c\/strong\u003eELIF SHAFAK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Masterful’ \u003c\/strong\u003eDOUGLAS STUART\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Another future classic’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGOOD HOUSEKEEPING\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMin Jin Lee, the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003ePachinko\u003c\/em\u003e, returns with a breathtaking epic that follows one family as they reckon with personal dreams and familial duty.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn and Helen Koh and their three children – Bo, DH and Mido – are building new lives in Korea when they find their worlds upended, first by a terrible betrayal and then by the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Striving to regain their footing, the Kohs set out to do whatever it takes to provide for their children’s futures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey leave Seoul for Sydney and eventually settle in California, where new opportunities open for the Koh children, as the parents, strangers in a strange land, adjust to a difficult existence in which their qualifications mean little. Their way forward is lit by the faith that education will lead the next generation to the success and security that have eluded their parents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Kohs, their friends, relatives and even their foes move in and out of each other’s lives as they navigate love, work, fortune and fulfilment across the years. But with each new sacrifice and fresh horizon, larger questions begin to open up before them: what are we willing to give up to secure the happiness of the ones we love? What is the purpose of education? And what is truly important for a good life?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Hagwon\u003c\/em\u003e is the most ambitious and extraordinary work yet by one of our greatest novelists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA most anticipated book of the year in \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eElle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIndependent\u003c\/em\u003e, and more.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A sweeping, stirring, epic’\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e iPAPER\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Well worth the wait’\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e BOSTON GLOBE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Engrossing … Brilliantly imagined’ \u003c\/strong\u003eCOLM TÓIBÍN, author of \u003cem\u003eLong Island\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘If your faith in either humanity or storytelling has dimmed, this will make it blaze again’\u003c\/strong\u003e KAMILA SHAMSIE, author of \u003cem\u003eBest of Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘An absolute joy that you will take with you for the rest of your life’\u003c\/strong\u003e JOANNA CANNON, author of \u003cem\u003eAn Unlikely Visitor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Extraordinary … So rich and intricate that you forget you're reading’ \u003c\/strong\u003eTARA WESTOVER, author of \u003cem\u003eEducated\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Much-anticipated … a big book tackling big themes about what we are prepared to sacrifice to provide for our loved ones’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSERVICE95\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘An extraordinary diasporic quartet’\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e HARPER'S BAZAAR\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780008823917\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 29 Sep 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.4(H)x15.3(L)x4.2(W)840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 840\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eMin Jin Lee is an author and journalist. Her debut novel, Free Food for Millionaires, was named as one of the 'Top 10 Novels of the Year' by the Times and USA Today. 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